Toro

Toro

Directed by Kike Maíllo

Produced by Escándalo Films, Apaches Films

2016105 min6.0 / 10

A tense neo-noir crime thriller about a reformed con man caught between his desire for freedom and his obligation to protect family from a ruthless mob boss.

Toro (Spanish for "Bull") is a young con man and the right hand of Romano, a powerful mob boss in Torremolinos, Málaga (Andalusia, south to Spain). After Toro decides to leave Romano to get a life free of crime, his last sting fails, resulting one of his brothers dead and he sent to jail. Five years later, Romano realizes that López, Toro's older brother, is robbing him money from his tourism business and he orders to kidnap Diana, López's little daughter, until this one get back the money. Without options, López visits Toro, now a touristic driver with the third grade prison close to get the parole, who only wants to be free to marry his girlfriend Estrella. When Toro accepts to help López and both meet Romano looking for a solution, Toro ends attacking Romano's men and fleeing with Diana, trying to escape from Romano's revenge. But Romano starts a ruthless searching for they three, meanwhile Toro counts the hours to back the prison according to the third grade...

Questions people ask

  • Is Toro scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Toro violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

  • Is Toro sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Toro end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Toro easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Toro

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Toro

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Toro, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Toro, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Toro, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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